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TIL dolphins protected a group of humans from a 4m white shark by circling the group and forming a protective shield

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5YKgQ TIL that there is a town, in Kosovo, called Metrovica, which shows the ethnical division and tensions between Serbs and Albanians. The river divides two sides, one where Serbians live, and the other inhabited by Albanians. The bridge that connects both sides is blocked.
yQDvl TIL The "Black Beauty" from the Green Hornet TV series of 1966, was customized by Dean Jeffries in just 30 days. The customization cost $50,000 due to the lack of special effects, which is about $385,000 in todays money. Customization included a telephone, sweeping brooms to cover its tracks & more.
MegP7 TIL television networks transitioned away from from quality hard-news reporting, to the more entertaining and sensationalized news we see today, strictly because it was more profitable.
rRo4o TIL The world’s first Chinatown was established in Manila in 1594. In 1861, a villager from the Chinese province of Fujian sailed to Philippines. He would become the great-grandfather of the first female Philippines president, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino
awgXN TIL it only takes 42 seconds to grill a McDonald's hamburger patty on a double-sided grill. So technically no one has a job "flipping" burgers at McDonald's.